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Facing Diplomatic Isolation, Syria’s Assad Says He’s Willing to Step Aside
At least 10,000 Syrians have been killed since Assad deployed his army and security services to suppress the anti-government protests.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Key Regulations to Prevent Another Financial Crisis Are Being Delayed or Scrapped, and More
In today's On the News segment: One giant pharmaceutical company just got busted for putting profits ahead of peoplesu2019 lives, more than one-third of all the new regulation created …
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US Adds Forces in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran
The United States has quietly moved significant military reinforcements into the Persian Gulf.
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Federal Highway Fund Is Running on Fumes
Last week, lawmakers in Congress approved a bill that keeps highway and transit spending at current levels for the next two years, but there was a catch: They came …
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California Lawmakers Pass Historic Foreclosure Protections
State lawmakers approve what would be the nation's strongest legislation to help financially troubled borrowers stay in their homes. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign them this week …
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Election Countdown 2012: Occupiers Project a Giant 99 Percent Message Over Indepence Hall at the National Gathering in Philadelphia, and More
u201cLast night, occupiers projected a u201c99%u201d We The People message onto Independence Hall, the spot where the U.S. Constitution was drafted hundreds of years ago.u201d
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Law Against Corporate Political Spending, and More
Supreme Court misses a chance to correct the mistake it made with Citizens United vs. FEC and more
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Top Former Tax Code Enforcer Files Letter Asking IRS to Strip ALEC’s Non-Profit Status
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing group responsible for state voter suppression laws, u201cstand your groundu201d laws and other far right initiatives, is a 501(c)(3) organization u2014 meaning …
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Mystery After the Health Care Ruling: Which States Will Refuse Medicaid Expansion?
For many people without insurance, a key question raised by the Supreme Court's decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act is whether states will decline to participate in …
Russia, China Join US in Calling For New Government in Syria
Russia, China Join US in Calling For New Government in Syria